Piano,Soprano Saxophone - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1118292

Composed by Scott Joplin. Arranged by David McKeown. 20th Century,Jazz,Ragtime. Score and part. 33 pages. David McKeown #719810. Published by David McKeown (A0.1118292).

Scott Joplin is celebrated as the United States’ first well-known black composer, making his name as a writer of piano rags. His life was a constant struggle with adversity, and Joplin died relatively young in 1917, at the dawn of the recording age. Few remembered Joplin’s music until a revival in the 1970s brought The Entertainer and others to the world’s attention. Nowadays Scott Joplin has taken his rightful place in the gallery of great American composers.

The Rags included in this collection are, The Entertainer, The Maple Leaf Rag, The Easy Winners, The Elite Syncopations and The Favorite.

They have been arranged as solos for one Soprano Saxophone with piano accompaniment, and include all sections of the original compositions. You will download one pdf file that contains both 22 pages of piano score and the 10 page solo part. These pieces are suitable for players at an intermediate and advanced intermediate level. Musicians will find these Ragtime solos ideal for formal and informal performances, light and fun, yet still a serious and vitally important part of the American musical heritage. The overall performance time for all five is around 25 minutes.

Teachers will enjoy using these arrangements as a fun way to help with phrasing, syncopated rhythms and light articulation. 

Click on the YouTube link to see and hear samples from the collection. There are many more top quality arrangements and compositions by David McKeown for you to browse at http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/publishers/david-mckeown/6203

Piano,Soprano Saxophone - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.587782

Composed by Scott Joplin. Arranged by David McKeown. 20th Century,Folk,Jazz,Ragtime. Score and part. 8 pages. David McKeown #4967655. Published by David McKeown (A0.587782).

The most popular of Scott Joplin’s piano rags during his lifetime, The Maple Leaf Rag was published in 1899. Joplin lived for a while in Sedalia, Missouri and the Maple Leaf Club in that town is thought to have provided the name for this composition. It provided Joplin with a steady income for the rest of his life, and while he requested that it be played at his funeral, his wife refused as she felt it inappropriate. It was the first track on Joshua Rifkin’s famous 1970 revival recording of Joplin’s music and, never waning in popularity, it has featured in hundreds of films.

This version for Soprano Saxophone and Piano includes all four sections of the original composition. The tempo in recorded versions varies widely between 72 and 126, so the marking of 92 is a suggestion only.

Musicians at an advanced intermediate level and above will find this ideal for formal and informal performances. The overall performance time is around four minutes.

Teachers will enjoy using this arrangement as a fun way to help with phrasing, syncopated rhythms and light articulation. 

Click the YouTube link to hear a full performance of the clarinet version of this arrangement.  There are many more top quality arrangements and compositions by David McKeown for you to browse at http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/publishers/david-mckeown/6203

 

Piano,Soprano Saxophone - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1113235

Composed by Scott Joplin. Arranged by David McKeown. 20th Century,Jazz,Ragtime. Score and part. 7 pages. David McKeown #715184. Published by David McKeown (A0.1113235).

Probably the best known of Scott Joplin’s piano rags, The Entertainer was written in 1902. It was included on Joshua Rifkin’s famous 1970 revival recording of Joplin’s music and an orchestration featured on the soundtrack of the movie The Sting in 1973. This arrangement won an Oscar and reached No.3 on the US single charts.

This version for Soprano Saxophone with Piano accompaniment has been arranged to best suit the key and pitch of the solo instrument and includes all four sections of the original composition. The pdf file contains both the piano accompaniment and the separate solo part. The linked full-length youtube performance is the Clarinet version of this arrangement.

Musicians at an intermediate level and above will find this ideal for formal and informal performances. The overall performance time is around five minutes.

Teachers will enjoy using this arrangement as a fun way to help with phrasing, syncopated rhythms and light articulation.

There are many more top quality arrangements and compositions by David McKeown for you to browse at http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/publishers/david-mckeown/6203

Instrumental Duet,Piano Instrumental Duet,Piano,Soprano Saxophone,Tenor Saxophone - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.528790

Composed by Scott Joplin. Arranged by Diego Marani. Concert,Instructional,Ragtime,Romantic Period,Standards. Score and parts. 8 pages. Diego Marani #6481199. Published by Diego Marani (A0.528790).

The Easy Winners is a ragtime composition by Scott Joplin (the king of ragtime). According to musicologist and Joplin biographer Edward Berlin, Easy Winners must be judged one of Joplin's great works. It has a classical balance between its strains and its moods.

This funny arrangement for Bb Soprano Sax (or Bb Tenor Sax) with Piano Accompaniment is suitable for any occasion.

Piano,Soprano Saxophone - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1106202

Composed by Scott Joplin. Arranged by David McKeown. 20th Century,Jazz,Ragtime. Score and part. 8 pages. David McKeown #709317. Published by David McKeown (A0.1106202).

The Easy Winners was one of many solo piano rags written by Scott Joplin. Published in 1901, It is considered to be one of Joplin’s finest and most adventurous works. Indeed the complex harmony made the first publisher so nervous that he only released a simplified version. The Easy Winners refers to elite athletes who featured on the original title page. 

This arrangement of The Easy Winners is arranged as a solo for one Soprano Saxophone with Piano accompaniment. Both the piano and the separate solo part are included in the one downloadable pdf file. Musicians at an intermediate level and above will find this ideal for formal and informal performances. The overall performance time, with repeats, is between four and five minutes. Teachers will enjoy using this arrangement as a fun way to help with phrasing, syncopated rhythms and light articulation. 

Click the YouTube link to hear a full performance of the clarinet version of this arrangement. There are many more top quality arrangements and compositions by David McKeown for you to browse at http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/publishers/david-mckeown/6203

Piano,Soprano Saxophone - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1090789

Composed by Scott Joplin. Arranged by David McKeown. 20th Century,Folk,Jazz,Ragtime. Score and part. 7 pages. David McKeown #694919. Published by David McKeown (A0.1090789).

The Elite Syncopations was one of many solo piano rags written by Scott Joplin in the wake of his success with Maple Leaf Rag. Published in 1903, The Elite Syncopations followed the classic four part structure that Joplin had developed with earlier compositions. In 1974 the Royal Ballet in London produced a ballet based on ragtime music using The Elite Syncopations as both the title and main theme. 

This arrangement of The Elite Syncopations is arranged as a solo for one Soprano Saxophone with piano accompaniment. Both the piano and the separate solo part are included in the one downloadable pdf file. Musicians at an advanced intermediate level and above will find this ideal for formal and informal performances. The overall performance time, with repeats, is around five minutes. Teachers will enjoy using this arrangement as a fun way to help with phrasing, syncopated rhythms and light articulation. 

Click the YouTube link to hear a full performance of the clarinet version of this arrangement. There are many more top quality arrangements and compositions by David McKeown for you to browse at http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/publishers/david-mckeown/6203

Piano,Soprano Saxophone - Level 2 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1505669

Composed by Scott Joplin. Arranged by David Burndrett. Ragtime. Score and part. 7 pages. David Burndrett #1081059. Published by David Burndrett (A0.1505669).

This is a short version of this classic piece by Scott Joplin for soprano saxophone and piano.

This is about grade three standard and upwards.

Download includes the score and both of the parts.

Piano,Soprano Saxophone - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.524372

Composed by Scott Joplin. Arranged by John A. Dempsey. Film/TV,Holiday,Patriotic,Ragtime,Standards. Score and part. 14 pages. John A. Dempsey #5354947. Published by John A. Dempsey (A0.524372).

Scott Joplin's effervescent, rollicking Pineapple Rag is arranged here as a ragtime duet for soprano sax and piano.  Recommended for concerts, recitals and other multiple venues; especially popular as an encore!  Featured in the movie THE STING and the TV series WESTWORLD.  10 pages of music (that includes a separate two-page soprano sax part).  Concert Key (Piano): F major / modulates to Bb major.  Soprano Sax Key: G major / modulates to C major.

Piano,Soprano Saxophone - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1092670

Composed by Scott Joplin. Arranged by David McKeown. 20th Century,Folk,Jazz,Ragtime. Score and part. 7 pages. David McKeown #696772. Published by David McKeown (A0.1092670).

The Favorite was one of many solo piano rags written by Scott Joplin in the wake of his success with Maple Leaf Rag. Published in 1903, The Favorite is subtitled “A Ragtime Two-Step�, which suggests a slower tempo to fit the two-step dance. 

This arrangement of The Favorite is arranged as a solo for one Soprano Saxophone with Piano accompaniment. Both the piano and the separate solo part are included in the one downloadable pdf file. Musicians at an intermediate level and above will find this ideal for formal and informal performances. The overall performance time, with repeats, is around five minutes. Teachers will enjoy using this arrangement as a fun way to help with phrasing, syncopated rhythms and light articulation. 

Click the YouTube link to hear a full performance of the clarinet version of this arrangement. There are many more top quality arrangements and compositions by David McKeown for you to browse at http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/publishers/david-mckeown/6203

Small Ensemble Alto Saxophone,Piano,Soprano Saxophone - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.524249

Composed by Traditional Hymn Tune, Scott Joplin. Arranged by John A. Dempsey. Christian,Easter,Praise & Worship,Sacred,Spiritual. Score and parts. 18 pages. John A. Dempsey #5044883. Published by John A. Dempsey (A0.524249).

In this trio for soprano sax, alto sax and piano, the reverential mood of Just a Closer Walk with Thee is sustained and enhanced, as it's paired with and in the style of Scott Joplin's Solace, one of his slower, more contemplative rags.  Recommended for traditional church services and other worship events, as a prelude, postlude, an offertory, silent prayer accompaniment or special music.  Also popular as a performance piece for concerts and recitals.  14 pages of music (that includes separate two-page parts for each sax).  Concert Key (Piano): Bb major.  Soprano Sax Key: C major.  Alto Sax Key: G major.

Small Ensemble Alto Saxophone,Piano,Soprano Saxophone - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.524495

Composed by Scott Joplin. Arranged by John A. Dempsey. Film/TV,Holiday,Patriotic,Ragtime,Standards. Score and parts. 19 pages. John A. Dempsey #5802243. Published by John A. Dempsey (A0.524495).

Scott Joplin's effervescent, rollicking Pineapple Rag is arranged here as a trio for soprano sax, alto sax and piano.  Recommended for concerts, recitals and other multiple venues; especially popular as an encore!  Featured in the movie THE STING and the TV series WESTWORLD.  15 pages of music (that includes separate two-page parts for each sax).  Concert Key: Bb major / modulates to Eb major.  .

Piano,Soprano Saxophone - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.522999

Composed by Scott Joplin, Traditional Spiritual. Arranged by John A. Dempsey. Christian,Easter,Praise & Worship,Sacred,Spiritual. Score and part. 10 pages. John A. Dempsey #3072205. Published by John A. Dempsey (A0.522999).

For this soprano sax and piano duet, the reverential mood of the traditional spiritual Just a Closer Walk with Thee is sustained and enhanced, as it's paired with and in the style of Scott Joplin's Solace, one of his slower, more contemplative ragtime favorites.   Recommended for traditional church services and other worship events, as a prelude, an offertory, special music or silent prayer accompaniment.  Concert Key (Piano): Eb Major.  Soprano Sax Key: F major.  6 pages of music (that includes a separate one-page soprano sax part).

Piano,Soprano Saxophone - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.524383

Composed by Fanny J. Crosby, William H. Doane, Scott Joplin. Arranged by John A. Dempsey. Christian,Easter,Praise & Worship,Sacred,Traditional. Score and part. 14 pages. John A. Dempsey #5372193. Published by John A. Dempsey (A0.524383).

In this joyful, vibrant arrangement, a ragtime mood and style infuse the endearing and enduring hymn To God Be the Glory.  This lively, unique duet for soprano sax and piano contains bursts of Scott Joplin's classic Bethena and is recommended for recitals and concerts as well as church services, youth rallies, praise gatherings and other worship events, as a prelude, postlude, an offertory or special music.  10 pages of music (that includes a separate two-page soprano sax part).  Concert Key (Piano): F major.  Soprano Sax Key: G major.